Sellers are pleading with Amazon to reconsider its decision to remove “irrelevant” variation themes between September 2 and November 30 as they brace for what they fear will be a major impact during the all-important holiday shopping season. (See update Read more
Amazon Business launched in 2015 to cater to business customers that have procurement processes and policies in place that consumers don’t have to abide by. By 2017, Amazon Business had over a million business customers in the US, 85,000 business Read more
Amazon published key dates and information for sellers to help them get ready for the holiday shopping season, including requirements for different deals and promotions, when to send inventory into Amazon, and information about peak-season fees. Sellers can now submit Read more
Amazon continues its project to reclassify products in the Amazon Handmade marketplace to “standard” product types, which it says will improve customer discoverability of Handmade products in the Amazon stores and is expected to be completed by the end of Read more
Amazon grew sales 13% in the second quarter of 2025, year-over-year, including its AWS service. By segment, Amazon grew North American sales 11% to $100.1 billion and International 16% to $36.8 billion. AWS segment sales increased 17.5% year-over-year to $30.9 Read more
Amazon is introducing “star-only” seller feedback ratings on Monday, August 4th, calling it a “simplified” submission experience that could help sellers receive more seller ratings faster. Previously buyers had to leave comments along with their star ratings for sellers (as Read more
In January, Amazon told sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon that it would stop offering optional, fee-based prep services for sharp objects beginning in April. On Monday, Amazon informed sellers it would stop offering prep services altogether beginning January 1, Read more
Amazon saw a 9% increase in the sale of used products and returns in Europe in 2024, surpassing 2 billion euros. The online market for secondhand goods in Europe is worth 21.6 billion euros, Amazon said, with over two out Read more
Amazon unveiled a new “Fee Explainer” tool to help sellers better understand the fees that it charges to their selling accounts. It explained the Fee Explainer in a post on the Amazon Seller Announcement board. “For each fee type, the Read more
McDonald’s launched a program for Amazon delivery drives across the US this summer, giving them perks – including bathroom breaks. The fast-food chain launched the Amazon Last Mile Driver Program in June in conjunction with Amazon. According to McDonald’s executive Read more
